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Subject: Blastacular Map Pack Fixed!
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i wish i could just tell my teacher things "didnt go smoothly" with my homework and tell her i might be able to turn it in next week........and if not ill definitly update her on how many more problems i have to do sometime next week

  • 05.04.2007 1:28 PM PDT
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I think its stupid that they are making Rumble Pit unranked, especially when it's the only Free For All objective playlist on Halo 2, come on Bungie at least bring back Rumble Hardcore if your making R.Pit unranked. I think R.Hardcore was one of the best things that happened to this game...
Anywaysss the Blastacular Map Pack is fixed, what are you waiting for? get this MM update going reset these stats that most people have cheated for. ;-) :D

  • 05.04.2007 1:32 PM PDT
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its stupid that the new maps are not working in matchmakeing yet

  • 05.04.2007 1:34 PM PDT
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I just want everything to reset already, I'm going crazy waiting to work that 1 up nice and strongly to at least a 20 in one day. But I cannot do that because of maybe 5% of people failing a simple download!!!! ...remember...Halo 3 will be here soon...it'll all be okay...RARG!

  • 05.04.2007 1:41 PM PDT
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its been how long now ? ....... we are geting close to the 3rd week. wheres the update? i don't mean to be to impatient , but , i think we've waited long enough.

  • 05.04.2007 1:42 PM PDT
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I have to agree with you. It's been too long since they've said that they were going to release the update. When they first talked about the update and said that it would be out on 4/24 everyone was excited, but now I think everyone is to the point that they don't really care anymore. If they would have released it at least a week after the 24th it still would have been exciting, but now that everyone has played customs over and over on them it's not going to be as exciting as it would have been when it was suppose to come out. I know that some people can't download the maps still and I know that if I couldn't d/l them then I would be upset if the update come out when I couldn't get them. So I can't say that they need to release it right now and let everyone else play that has them already but they should have though better about this situation. I mean we've been loyal players of Halo 2 since the very first day that it came out they should at least show us that they appreciate our dedication to the game and make them free to us. I know that they have put alot of money and time into the maps, but you have to also think about all the money they have made from all the accounts that people have bought just to play THIS game. I could almost guarantee that pretty much everyone has 2 accounts on their xbox, I mean that's 100 bucks per person just to play one game. You can't sit here and tell me that they haven't made enough money to where they couldn't just give us 2 free maps to show us that they appreciate our dedication to Halo 2. I'm sorta happy that the release of the update hasn't came yet, because if they wait till closer to the Beta release then most of the big cheaters are going to go play it and it'll cut out alot of cheating on Halo 2 for awhile. Most of them will be trying to figure out different ways to cheat just by playing the Beta so it'll make Halo 2 more enjoyable for us people that have to work all day and just want to come home and enjoy a few games with some buddies online. For those people who just complain over and over about the update not happening yet, you guys just need to go out and enjoy life. There's more to life than Halo trust me! I used to play 12 hours a day while I was in college and never leave my room except to get some food and I'd bring it right back and continue playing while I ate. If you would get out and do something it would make Halo more fun when you'd come back to play it. After so long you get burnt out on it from all the cheating and delevelers in the game. Everyone just needs to give Bungie some time and let them work out the kinks and then they'll have it fixed for everyone to enjoy. I know that we've waited long enough and we need the update to have a change instead of the same old maps in matchmaking and we all want our ranks reset, but if u think about it though it's made the game better since they said they would release the update cause nobody cares about their rank and they just play for fun now. I haven't been cheated since they said that they were going to reset the ranks, so just go enjoy the game for awhile before they actually do reset the ranks cause the cheaters will be up and running again as soon as they do!

  • 05.04.2007 2:37 PM PDT
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Guys not everybody has the maps yet, Alot of people in fact almost everybody on my friend's list is still having issues so please be adults and be patient, I know you would like the update but look at it this way. Atleast you have the maps, sigh....

  • 05.04.2007 2:43 PM PDT

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can some body please help me....everytime i go to content download the screen goes black, like normal right? then it stays black, then it restarts THE HOLE GAME! please help me on this

  • 05.04.2007 2:46 PM PDT

50% SNIPER 50% HACKER

Thanks bungie, I was able to get the maps after the update :). Also everyone that is saying put the update out and who cares about the people that can't get the maps, GTFO! Your selfish jerks. For everyone that is pissed about not getting the maps, sorry I no how you feel, and I hated bungie when I got the errors. My suggestion is to check your credit card, that worked for me when I got the error before I got the content failed error.

  • 05.04.2007 2:56 PM PDT

I tried to sign my signature here but the pen busted off in my screen.
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Posted by: SpArTaNo9
can some body please help me....everytime i go to content download the screen goes black, like normal right? then it stays black, then it restarts THE HOLE GAME! please help me on this


HOLE has a game out!? Wholy crap, that band sucked!



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  • 05.04.2007 3:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: RefinedSolid
I can't see why. If you went into the supermarket one day and they were sold out of bread, would you go in the next day demanding a free loaf because it would be 'common courtesy' and you were one of the only people without bread? I don't think so, and if you would, then that's seriously messed up, dude ;)


No, I would go to the deli and pick up a loaf there.

The point is, this problem has existed for a while. There is a solution: make them free. Both Xbox 360 and Xbox owners have no problems downloading the free map packs. They've had quite a while to fix this problem, and we are still having problems. Not to mention people have invested quite a bit in Halo and Halo 2 over the years, from the millions of copies it sold to people buying another Xbox to mod Halo 2 for their own purposes (excluding LIVE modders). Halo has become a hit, and is the pinnacle franchise on the Xbox platform. You'd think Bungie and Microsoft would be grateful. Halo 2 has done it's bidding on the Xbox. I would make them free as a "thank-you" to all of the consumers who have helped Halo become such a kick-ass game and help the Xbox along the way.


I couldn't have said it better myself...KUDOS KUDOS

  • 05.04.2007 4:09 PM PDT

I still can't get the maps...eh

  • 05.04.2007 4:09 PM PDT

Posted by: SpArTaNo9
can some body please help me....everytime i go to content download the screen goes black, like normal right? then it stays black, then it restarts THE HOLE GAME! please help me on this


Sounds like a scratched or scuffed disk. The restart of the whole game is what happens when you return from content download. Try to use a disk repair kit on it to see if you can clean some of the scratches. Toothpaste and a COTTON cloth might be used to help buff the disk if you can't get a repair kit.

  • 05.04.2007 4:42 PM PDT

Posted by: UnfixedSNIPERJJ
Thanks bungie, I was able to get the maps after the update :). Also everyone that is saying put the update out and who cares about the people that can't get the maps, GTFO! Your selfish jerks. For everyone that is pissed about not getting the maps, sorry I no how you feel, and I hated bungie when I got the errors. My suggestion is to check your credit card, that worked for me when I got the error before I got the content failed error.


The check of the credit card may have worked for you, but there's apparently a lot of different reasons for the download glitch. They charged my card on 4/20 and I still couldn't download. The maps said "purchased" on the download screen every day, but I still couldn't get them. Then, on 5/2 they said $4.00. I downloaded them fine then, but they charged my card again. I'm going to have to talk to M$ about refunding. Maybe not. Maybe 4 bucks is cost of not getting the runaround from the support line anymore.

I'd say I got the download because I kept bugging them at 4MYXBOX and the squeaky wheel finally got the grease! :D

  • 05.04.2007 4:54 PM PDT

Posted by: Greycat James
BTW, while we're at it, does anyone know how big in Megabytes and/or Gigabytes this map pack is? Just don't wanna run over my montly DL limit with my ISP.


My 360 shows it to be 142MB.

  • 05.04.2007 5:08 PM PDT
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UPDATE:

Called 1-800-4-MYXBOX and they fixed everything, it apperas anybody who is using a pre-paid code is having problems so he asked me to change my subscription renewal choice to the 12th month option and what do you know I can d/l maps yay! keep in mind it won't charge you until your current subscription is up... hope this helps!

  • 05.04.2007 6:03 PM PDT
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i am on hold with support right now so hopefully they can help.........omg im gonna die from elevator music.............*gurgle*choke*fizz*.................*gurljg hkbasklabhfevfbpicklensbdvvsx
omg it ringing

half hour later.............

omg they accually helped i can download them now...............wha?........purchase failed.................*jumps off cliff*

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  • 05.04.2007 6:06 PM PDT

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Damn you people really need to stop freaking out about the playlist not being out yet it isnt like Bungie and Certain Affinity are doing nothing right now they didnt give up they are trying to help us not scam us if people could be patient and actually do some research before u started flipping out for no reason at all becasue its not even a big deal in the first place you would have noticed that they are working on the problem and still plan on doing the playlist update.

this is Quoted from a weekly update posted today

---"After launch, players quickly discovered a couple of geometry flaws in the maps (typical of the kind found in Halo 2) that enabled superjumping and created “invisible walls.” Well the good news is that in part, due to the systems we’ve set up to implement the maps on two hardware platforms, and thanks to heroic work by Certain Affinity (the maps’ creators), we are able to repair the more glaring flaws in these maps. We intend to do this in very short order, and almost immediately thereafter, roll them into matchmaking proper.

Now the inconvenience in this is that you will have to update the maps. There are a couple of things to consider here. . Everyone who paid for them already will not be re-billed. The fixed maps are of course free to previous purchasers.

That said, a few thousand players managed through a billing system bug, to get the maps for free. Some folks actually did this on purpose, some by accident while trying everything to get the maps to install. Neither group is in any kind of trouble, and both groups are considered blameless. Unfortunately, since the billing bug is fixed – when they get the updated maps they will be successfully charged the original four bucks they evaded first time around

Again, apologies for the inconvenience. The new maps are almost ready and we’ll give you full details about the timing as soon as Monday. Both the map replacements and the Matchmaking update are likely to happen next week, but will be separated by a couple of days to give players time to get the replacements."-----

and as u can see they are working on the problem, but the update will come noo sooner than monday and that there was more than a few percent of people who couldnt download the maps before and there are still a vast amount of people who still cant. just because you got the maps downloaded doesnt everone else has( i have them downloaded already but i still think the update doesnt need to happen till mostly everyone has the maps and as u can figure from the quote the people who cant get the maps arent the only reason the playlist update hasnt came out yet

o yea its not even bungie or microsoft that ur paying its Certain Affinity thats y u cant use microsoft points to pay and its not bungies or microsofts choice to make them free -- i feel even making them free is a stupid idea and wouldnt even get rid of all the downloading problems

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  • 05.04.2007 8:45 PM PDT
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so will we have to download new maps again

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  • 05.04.2007 9:25 PM PDT
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My 360 shows it to be 142MB.


Thank you. That's kinda small actually. XD No worries about my DL limit now.

I'm gonna try the subbie switch thing.

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  • 05.05.2007 1:35 AM PDT
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is any body good in 1v 1 if u r send a friend request to kwest 13 so we can play 1 v 1

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  • 05.05.2007 7:15 AM PDT
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westside

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  • 05.05.2007 7:19 AM PDT
Subject: Blastacular Map Pack Fixed!

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After a week of complaining about the delay in of the update and wondering why Bungie doesn't simply make a temporary playlist with the new maps, I finally had the brain cells to do a search in the forums. This is what I found:

Posted by: Archronos 04.26.2007 7:45 PM PDT
Map packages have to be tested over a period of time. We can't simply "whip one up" - it takes a while. As in a few weeks.


Sorry I didn't know that sooner. I also didn't know about the geometry flaws in the maps until I read yesterday's weekly update. You may want to consider posting important points like this at the top of every relevant forum page. This realization is enough to calm me down a bit and probably shut some of us up. We can't see things from your perspective without the right information.
I realize (a little late) you guys are working hard to fix all these problems.
But I have to wonder why you can't simply "whip one up". I would think you would have a system which would allow you to make a new playlist nearly as fast a we can make a custom playlist. Even if it's a slightly flawed temporary playlist. All I'm asking for is one little playlist with the new maps. The rest of the set kept the same for now so people without the maps won't be left out.

  • 05.05.2007 7:51 AM PDT

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they cant just whip it out because there might be more problems than b4 and why should they put a minnie playlist or wut ever ur suggesting im not sure when the old playlist is perfectly fine yea its getting kinda old but its seriously not going to change game play that much its only 2 maps and doing wut u suggested would waste more time and make it take longer for the new playlist to come out

there is gunna be some diferences in the playlist other than the maps 1) Ranked Rumple Pit is gone - 2) BTB Skirmish is gone - 3) BTB Slayer is 6 vs 6 and not 8 vs 8 like it is now

also not all matchmaking types will have the new maps these dont use the new maps
team training
team hardcore
double team
BTB Slayer

i wish they would put them in everything
but look on the bright side if u cant get the new maps downloaded u will be able to play these

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  • 05.05.2007 9:00 AM PDT
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I'm wondering if a lot of people aren't having the same problem that I had. If so, then it is user error, not 360 error. If you were using a gamecard for your subscription to xbox live, then added your cc info to pay for the update. You have to acknowledge that you entered the info. I entered my info, then tried to dl the content and it wouldn't let me. I got aggravated and confused then took a trip back to my dashboard. Go to check my acct info...sure enough, my cc info is still in there, so why isn't it working? Well, my cc info was listed off to the left, however it wasn't listed under my billing info. Not until I specifically selected my cc info I had already entered, did it list it under my billing info. Went back to content DL...problem solved.

  • 05.05.2007 9:10 AM PDT